New Zealands Worst Disasters
True stories that rocked a nation
$22.18
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
21 March 2016
Summary
A full train plunges into a raging river at Tangiwai; the Wahine is tossed onto rocks at the entrance to Wellington Harbour; an Air New Zealand DC-10 plunges into Mt Erebus; an earthquake destroys Christchurch … disasters like these are known to all New Zealanders: they are part of our history. But New Zealand has experienced many less well-known disasters, some of them shocking and brutal.
Graham Hutchins and Russell Young describe some of the most extraordinary events in New Zealand…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781775592709 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1775592707 |
| Author: | Graham Hutchins, Russell Young |
| Publisher: | Exisle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Exisle Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 21 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 812g |
| Dimensions: | 103mm x 358mm x 47mm |
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About The Author
Graham Hutchins
Graham Hutchins is a long-time railway enthusiast and a frequent traveller on the New Zealand rail network. Among several books he has written on the subject are Great New Zealand Railway Journeys and Last Train to Paradise.
Russell Young worked as an accountant in Te Kuiti for 30 years before moving to Marlborough in 2004, where he now conducts a small home-based practice which allows time for other pastimes, including flying. In 2013 he published The Story of Te Kuiti.
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